GREENVILLE, S.C. — A South Carolina woman who ran an autism clinic is facing federal charges of health care fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina.
Stamatina"Nina" Bourret, 41, from Greenville -- 200 miles northwest of Charleston -- was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on 21 charges including fraud, and aiding and abetting for defrauding Medicaid.
The clinic's website says its programs are for those between ages 18 months to 21 years, and treatment consists of behavioral support, emotional training, family training, social skill training and generalizing skills. For example, the indictment alleges that Bourret submitted claims that services were provided on the weekends, despite the fact that Agapi was closed on weekends, and that she also submitted"false and fictitious claims for services beyond what was actually performed on the beneficiaries."
Bourret was arrested Tuesday and was released on a $25,000 bond on the condition she surrender her passport.
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